Connect Canyons: CSD’s Security, Safety Measures Help Create Welcoming, Prepared Schools
The safety and wellness of students and employees has been a top priority since Canyons District’s founding days 16 years ago. The focus on security is the reason more than 500 new surveillance cameras were installed in just the past year and that plans for security vestibules have been made for every school building in […]
Albion Sixth-Grader Makes Dream Hole-in-One Shot Live on ESPN
Lining up a hard-to-make golf shot in front of a hushed crowd of hundreds could make even a veteran golfer nervous. But let’s add some more pressure: Let’s imagine your golf game is being shown live on ESPN — while Utah golf phenom Tony Finau is watching. None of those things seemed to faze Albion […]
Not All Unkind Behavior is Bullying. Here’s How To Tell the Difference
We’ve all encountered unkindness at some point in our lives, but when does teasing or taunting cross the line to become bullying? For National Bullying Prevention Month, the Connect Canyons crew sat down with two Canyons District specialists to discuss how to spot bullying and respond to it when it’s happening. Karen Brown, a School […]
Connect Canyons: Parent-Teacher Conferences 101
Here’s How to Get the Most Out of Parent-Teacher Conferences
It’s parent-teacher conference season in Canyons District. In the coming days, tens-of-thousands of meetings are planned throughout the District, a significant investment of time and energy on behalf of schools and families — all with the best interest of students in mind. So, how can parents get the most out of this opportunity for facetime […]
Hillcrest Theater Teacher to Make London Debut with Family Musical
Award-winning Hillcrest High theater teacher Josh Long will soon embark on a trip to London where he will direct a play titled “A Little Piece of You: An Atypical Musical.” It’s not just joining the ranks of such icons as Andrew Lloyd Webber as a contributor to the artistry on West End stages that is […]
Canyons Fundraising Golf Tournament Renamed the ‘Mont L. Millerberg Classic’
As Spencer Millerberg lined up his shot on the putting green of the ninth hole at Wasatch Mountain Golf Course, he said to his three brothers, “I can hear Dad in my head saying, ‘It has to be like a pendulum.’” The legacy of the late Canyons Board of Education member, Mont Millerberg looms large, […]
Hoax School Threats Carry Heavy Penalties Under Utah Law
On a single day in December 2021, Utah’s SafeUT crisis and safety tipline received more than 100 tips about rumored school threats circulating on social media. That same month two years later, school employees throughout Utah were spammed with counterfeit emails threatening violence. On March 29, 2023, a high school in Ogden was swarmed by […]
Canyons District’s Entrada High Lauded a ‘Leader’ in Adult Education
Cast aside any misconceptions you have about adult learning. Canyons District’s adult high school, Entrada serves more than 800 students and graduates up to 180 each year. Some are young men and women in need of diplomas so they can enlist in the armed forces. Others are war vets who were drafted before they could […]
Why it’s Important to Deepen Students Understanding of America’s Founding Beliefs
While an opening phrase of the Declaration of Independence is, “We hold these truths to be self-evident,” America’s schools don’t take for granted that these foundational American beliefs are familiar to all students. In 2023, Utah Governor Spencer Cox declared September to be “American Founders and Constitution Month” with the aim of encouraging all Utahns […]
